Loved Circus Manga Reviews (P.5)

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Aug 11, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

タイトルどおり

As the title says

This review contains spoilers. 人生はサーカスだ、と結構辛い事情からそこで働いてる男達ですが、深刻さはなく軽妙に日常を描いています。仕事仲間として基本深い所には立ち入らないけどほっとけなかったりなんのかんので仲良いのが良かったです。キャラが皆たっていて、登場人物一人一人のスピンオフが読みたいと思えるほど。皆んな愛すべきキャラですが、個人的には口悪いけど世話焼きで女装姿が可愛いリン君が気に入りました。先生の作品は初読みでしたが、人物の書き分けが上手いしストーリーも秀逸。最後のケイがシロの車椅子を押してカーテンの向こうに消えていくシーンはまさにサーカスの幕引きでした。それぞれ皆んな幸せなんだな、とその後のエピソードで知れて嬉しい。

This review contains spoilers. Life is a circus, and the men work there due to pretty difficult circumstances, but they depict everyday life lightly without being serious. As work colleagues, they basically don't go into deep places, but they don't leave them alone, so it was nice that they were on good terms. The characters are all there, so much so that I want to read the spin-offs of each and every one of the characters. Everyone is a lovable character, but I personally liked Rin-kun, who is foul-mouthed but is carefree and has a cute appearance as a transvestite. It was my first time reading the teacher's work, and the characters are good at sorting out and the story is excellent. The final scene where Kei pushes Shiro's wheelchair and disappears behind the curtain was truly the end of the circus. I'm happy to know that everyone is happy, and in the episode that followed.

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Aug 10, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

ジャンバラヤ

Jambalaya

で謎が解ける。とても語弊があるけれど。団長が可愛いマスコットのよう、可愛い。そして、ババア萌え必見の奥様が好い女。是非、その点もチェックを入れつつ読んで頂きたい。

Then the mystery can be solved. It's very misleading, though. The leader is cute, like a cute mascot. Also, Baba Amoe's unmissable wife is a good woman. By all means, I want you to read it while checking that point as well.

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Jul 17, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

まるで実写かと…

I think it's just like a live action...

キャラが濃い。まるで実写。物語も濃い。たった一冊の本とは思えない。最後、収まるところに収まって良かった。たまにこういう閉塞感のある非日常のBLが読みたくなる、もっと増えてほしい…。ありがとうございました。

The characters are strong. It's like live action. The story is also intense. I don't think it's just one book. At the end, I'm glad it fits where it fits. Sometimes I want to read this kind of extraordinary BL with this kind of sense of blockage, and I hope there will be more... Thank you very much.

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読んで良かったと毎回思える話

A story that makes me think every time I'm glad I read it

朝田さん作品の「Dear，MY God」にコロッと落とされ、こちらもすごく好き。BLらしからぬ展開だけどドラマチックで心を掴まれます。風俗嬢に騙され借金苦の挙句に死に損なったケイが連れてこられたのは、男性向け風俗店Circusだったという始まりのお話。Circusに関わる人達の人間ドラマです。Circusを去る者と去る事が出来ない者それぞれが背負った人生はとても読み応えがあります。受け取り方も人それぞれなのかな。悲愴感を抑えユーモアありの読みやすい作品で繰り返し手に取ってます(^^)

I was dropped in “Dear, My God” by Mr. Asada, and I really like this one too. It's a development that isn't typical of BL, but it's dramatic and captures my heart. The story begins with the fact that it was Circus, a sex shop for men, that Kei, who was deceived by a sex worker and lost in debt, was brought to death. It's a human drama about people involved in Circus. The lives that those who leave the Circus and those who can't leave each carry on their backs are very worth reading. I wonder if each person has a different way of receiving it. It is a humorous, easy-to-read work that suppresses the sense of sadness and has been picked up over and over again (^^)

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Apr 30, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

人間ドラマ

Human drama

ラブとかエロとかじゃないです。でも良いです。人間ドラマを読んだ満足感がありました。そっちの道に割とあっさり行っちゃった感はありましたが一度死んだと思えばそういうものなのかも。

It's not love or eroticism. But it's good. There was a sense of satisfaction from reading human dramas. There was a feeling that it was relatively easy to go down that road, but once you think he died, that's probably what it is.

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Apr 30, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

これをBLとゆうのか？

do you call this BL?

確かにCPは男同士だけど。ボーイズじゃないし。ラブなのか？ラブ…か。登場人物でほんまもんのゲイなのは一人だけで、後は借金の形でゲイ風俗する羽目になった人達とそこを訪れる色々な性癖のお客さんとの普通じゃない日常を普通の成人男子目線で語られる（他のレビューでも言われてるけど）ドラマとか映画とか、そんな感じのお話。最近甘々のBLをドラマ化してて、うわってなるけど、こういう作品なら観てみたいかも。

It's true that CP is male to male. they're not boys. is it love? love...? There is only one character who is really gay, and after that, it's a story like a drama or movie where people who end up doing gay sex in the form of debt and customers with various sexual habits who visit it are told from the perspective of a normal adult boy (although it has been mentioned in other reviews). A drama adaptation of Sweet BL has recently been made, and I'm excited, but if it's a work like this, I might want to watch it.

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Apr 22, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

王道じゃないのがいい

It's good that it's not a royal road

全然王道じゃありません。全く甘くありません。(いや最後は、ちょっぴり甘いかな)でもそれがいいです。風俗嬢に入れ込み、投資に失敗し、死にかけたケイがゲイ向け風俗店で働くことになったお話ですが、他のBLにありがちな内容と違います。登場人物それぞれの人生ドラマが織り成してる感があるというのかしら。主人公はあくまでもケイなのですが、むしろケイの周りの人たち(仲間も客も)にそれぞれの事情やドラマがあるのを、ケイの接点で見るという感じでしょうか。一般人にとって非日常の驚くべきことが、ちゃんと男目線で淡々と描かれているのがいいです。総232ページ。

It's not royal road at all. It's not sweet at all. (No, at the end, it's a little sweet), but that's good. It's a story where Kei, who got into a sex worker, failed to invest, and ended up working at a gay sex shop, is different from what is common in other BLs. I wonder if there is a feeling that the life dramas of each character are woven together. The main character is just Kay, but it's rather like watching the people (friends and customers) around Kay have their own circumstances and dramas at Kay's point of contact. It's nice that surprising things that are extraordinary to ordinary people are depicted bluntly from a proper male perspective. 232 pages in total.

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Apr 15, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

映画のよう

Like a movie

ヒューマンドラマ？のような、あたたかさ、現実の厳しさ、それぞれの人生が描かれていました。甘いだけなのとか、えろえろなBLじゃなくて、ストーリー性の高さを求める人なら満足できるかと思います。がけっぷちでも、運が良ければやり直せる…仲間がいて、だけどそれぞれが自立していて。その生き様は憧れの大人そのものなんだけど、どこか寂しくも思ってしまうのは、私がまだ精神的に未熟だからでしょうか。数年後にまた読んだ時、どう思うかな。

human drama? Each life was depicted, such as the warmth and harshness of reality. I think people looking for a high level of storyline, not just sweet or erotic BL, will be satisfied. Even though I'm at my wit's end, I can start over if I'm lucky... I have friends, but they are all independent. That way of life is the adult I admire, but the reason I feel somewhat lonely is probably because I'm still mentally immature. What would you think when I read it again in a few years?

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綺麗なお話

A beautiful story

まるでフランス映画を見ているかのようなストーリーでした。お話のテンポもよく、一冊で綺麗に収まっているので読みやすかったです！

The story was like watching a French movie. The tempo of the story was also good, and it fit neatly in one book, so it was easy to read!

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Dec 07, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

終わり方がなんとも

What is the way it ends

切ないような痛々しいような。みんな笑っていたからハピエンなのでしょうか。シロの人生に幸あれと願います。

It's sad and painful. I wonder if they're happy because everyone was laughing. I wish Shiro good luck in her life.

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恋っていうより情な感じが良い～(*´▽｀

Feelings of love are better than love ~ (*'▽｀*)

This review contains spoilers. キャラに辛い過去とか重い生い立ちもあるけれど、そこを中心にしたお話ではないところが好きです。かわいそうアピールの話が好きじゃないので気持ち良く読めました(^ー^)エロス的なものはほぼ無いので、「今はドロドロなのが読みたい気分」みたいなタイミングには合わないかな…それにしてもまた黒髪短髪の主人公ですか…大好きですもっと下さい。

This review contains spoilers. The characters also have painful pasts and heavy upbringing, but I like the fact that the story isn't centered around that. I don't like the poor appeal story, so I was able to read it comfortably (^-^) There are almost no erotic ones, so I wonder if it fits the timing “I feel like reading it now that it's muddy and muddy”... even so, is it the main character with short black hair... I love it, please give me more.

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恋愛と言うより人間愛

Human love rather than love

風俗店が舞台なのに行為は、対お客の特殊なものばかりだからか、反対にエロさがなくて不思議な感じでしたし、水商売のギラギラした感じもキラキラした感じもなく、4人の生活の場が見えるからか人間臭くて、むしろ温かい感じさえしました。現代日本の話ですが、どこかノスタルジックで古い外国映画の様な空気感が独特で好きでした。4人が安易に恋愛関係になったりしなくて、それぞれの人生をしっかり生きているのも凄く良かったです。BL要素は薄いですが、読み物として面白かったです！

Even though it was set in a sex shop, the acts were all special to customers; on the contrary, it was a strange feeling with no eroticism, and there was no glare or sparkle in the water business, and it smelled human, probably because I could see the place where the four people lived, and it even felt rather warm. It's a story about modern Japan, but I liked it because it was somewhat nostalgic and had a unique atmosphere like an old foreign movie. It was really nice that the 4 people didn't easily get into a romantic relationship and are living their respective lives well. The BL elements are weak, but it was interesting as a reading material!

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Nov 03, 2017 (PST) | Translate to English

BLジャンルだけじゃないな…

It's not just the BL genre...

This review contains spoilers. ストーリーが重いけど、しっかりあって読みごたえがありました。風俗の話だけど、エロはありでもそんなにいたしてるところは描かれてない。お客さんも働いてる人間もみんないろんなものを抱えている。人間ドラマをみてるようなBL漫画でした！最後はハピエンでよかった。すごくいい終わり方だったんじゃないかな。

This review contains spoilers. The story was heavy, but it was solid and worth reading. It's a sex story, but it doesn't depict places where there is eroticism but that much. The customers and the people who work all have all kinds of things. It was a BL comic like watching a human drama! I'm glad it was Happien at the end. I think it was a really nice way to end.

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すきです。。。

I like it...

好き嫌い分かれる作品の中だと思うんですがわたしはすごく好きです。。。内容派の人は満足できると思います！

I think it's a work of mixed likes and dislikes, but I really like it... I think content people will be satisfied!

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すごい！

amazing!

BLで括るのは勿体ない作品、すごい本、内容だと思います。人物や世界観に圧倒されました。ハラハラドキドキしながら読ませていただきましてその深さに感動。すごい作家さんです。映画のようにドラマチックでした。

I think it would be a bad work, an amazing book, and content to include in BL. I was blown away by the people and the view of the world. I was able to read it with a sense of excitement, and I was moved by its depth. He's an amazing writer. It was as dramatic as a movie.

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オトナが愉しむ深夜の紙芝居『サーカス』

“Circus,” a late-night picture-story show enjoyed by adults

This review contains spoilers. 女性に騙され借金をこさえ返済する話。借金してウリ専になる話なんて幾らでもあるけれど、朝田先生の手にかかるとこうなるのか～♡とワクワクして読みました。ちょっと異国情緒というな、日本だけど匿名の国な設定がいいですね。酷悪人は居ませんでしたね、不思議と。あ、でも、モモさんと、三田さんは良くないか。ほろ苦さが際立つけど、とある人生の縮図を、垣間見たような、、、。朝田ねむい先生は『マイリトル〜』を読んでいます。これはゾクゾクするようなお話で面白かったです♬

This review contains spoilers. A story about being tricked by a woman to repay her debts. I was excited to read how many stories get into debt and specialize in Uri, but I was excited to read this, wondering if Asada sensei gets into his hands ~ ♡. It's a bit exotic; it's nice to have a Japanese yet anonymous country setting. Strangely enough, there were no horrible people. Oh, but aren't Momo and Mita-san good? The bitterness stands out, but it's like I caught a glimpse of a certain life... Asada Nemui sensei is reading “My Little ~.” This was a thrilling story and it was interesting ♬

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面白いけど。

It's interesting though.

割とハッピーエンドだったし読後感は良かった。でも群像劇みたいに各キャラ目立つのでシロと主人公のカップリングに必要性を感じずいつ好きになった…？という違和感はある。

It had a pretty happy ending and I felt good after reading it. But since each character stands out like in a group drama, I didn't feel the need for a coupling between Shiro and the main character, and when did I fall in love with it...? There is a sense of incongruity.

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わけあり男4人

4 men for a reason

This review contains spoilers. 主人公のｹｲも、風俗嬢に貢がせられたこともしらず自殺をはかろうとして、性のサーカスに勧誘。そこで働くけど、死ぬよりはましだし、現実をしって死ぬのもばからしくもなる。死ぬ気ならなんとでもと思うけど、あまりにみんないろいろあって、濃厚な展開です。

This review contains spoilers. The main character, Kei, is also invited to a sex circus in an attempt to commit suicide without even being paid tribute by a sex worker. I work there, but it's better than dying, and it's ridiculous to die knowing reality. I think it would be anything if I wanted to die, but there are so many different people, and it's a rich development.

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苦しみ生きる中でも

Even in the midst of suffering

今めっちゃ底辺にいて死ぬこと考えてる人に刺さるかは分んないけど、そういう経験ある人には、サーカスに集まるスタッフや客たちの言葉や生き様が現実離れしてるとは思えないんじゃないかな。少なくとも自分にはそうだった。こっから這い上がんのなんて無理じゃね？てのが一番底じゃなかったり、どん詰まりで身体が勝手に動くことがあったり、コレ本当に自分か？て思うようなことがまだあったり。性癖だって、人を生きづらくさせるものなんていくらでもあるんだから。1冊で良くまとまってんなって思うけど2冊だったら尚良かった。物語を理解するための必要なことは全て描かれているけど、シロとケイ、二人のやり取りがもう1つ2つあったらもっとクライマックスにグッときてたと思う。

I don't know if it will stick to people who are really at the bottom right now and are thinking about dying, but I don't think people who have had that kind of experience think that the words and way of life of the staff and customers who gather at the circus are far from reality. At least that was the case for me. it's impossible to crawl up from here, isn't it? It's not at the bottom, and there are times when it gets stuck and my body moves without permission, is this really me? There are still things that make me think. That's because there are any number of sexual habits that make it difficult for people to live. I think it's well organized in 1 book, but it would have been even better if it was 2 books. Everything necessary to understand the story is depicted, but if Shiro and Kei had one or two more interactions, I think it would have climaxed even more.

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シロのほの暗さがじわじわ来る…

The dark glow of the white light is slowly coming...

何を考えてるのかわからない、妖艶で美しいシロにくぎ付けです。こんな闇の深い人とどう関わっていったらいいのか、ラストはどうなるのかと思いましたが、こんな風に着地するとは…感嘆です。3Pのときのフォローするシーンが少ししかないけどまた色っぽい…エチシーンをもっとみたいような…でも皆の生き様がしっかり見られて満足です。

I don't know what I'm thinking; I'm glued to this bewitching and beautiful white. I was wondering how to get involved with someone with such deep darkness, and what would happen at the end, but when it landed like this... I'm amazed. There are only a few scenes to follow during the threesome, but they are also sexy... it's like I want to see more of Etsy Scenes... but I'm satisfied to be able to see everyone's way of life so closely.

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